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Trump signs memo aimed at preventing abuse of legal system, federal courts

By Thomson Reuters Mar 22, 2025 | 3:37 AM

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump signed a memorandum on Friday that the White House said aimed at preventing abuses of legal system and the federal courts.

In the memorandum, Trump directs the attorney general to seek sanctions against lawyers and law firms engaging “in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation” against the United States or in matters before executive departments and agencies of the U.S.

(Reporting by Jasper Ward; Editing by William Mallard)